Various - Guerilla Girls! She-Punks & Beyond 1975-2016 (CD)

UK collection. Guerrilla Girls! Takes us on a thrilling ride from punk's mid-70s origins, via the left-field post-punk groups, jangly female combos, grunge bands and vigilante Riot Grrrls of the 80s and 90s, to the she-punk bands of recent years - a five-decade alternative to the macho hegemony of rock. The collection highlights songs that emerged out of a dynamic underculture of female creative expression. What unites the featured artists is a healthy disregard for the way the music industry ties up it's female performers into pretty, neo-liberal packages. From Patti Smith, universal mother of the punk movement, to the Bags, Bikini Kill and Skinny Girl Diet, this music is anti-A&R. Including lesser-known names such as San Francisco street punk Mary Monday and London-based experimentalists pragVec, it shows that, rather than being a few novelty bands existing on the margins, these performers represent a stronger, more three-dimensional version of the female experience.

1 Gloria: In Excelsis Deo / Gloria (Version) - Patti Smith
2 Survive - the Bags
3 Iama Poseur - X-Ray Spex
4 I Gave My Punk Jacket to Rickie - Mary Monday & the Bitches
5 I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No - Blondie
6 You're a Million - the Raincoats
7 Popcorn Boy (Waddle Ya Do?) - Essential Logic
8 Expert - Pragvec
9 My Cherry Is in Sherry - Ludus
10 Kray Twins - Mo-Dettes
11 Earthbeat - the Slits
12 Das Ah Riot - Bush Tetras
13 Bitchen Summer (Speedway) - Bangles
14 Shakedown - Au Pairs
15 It's About Time - the Pandoras
16 Come on Now - the Pussywillows
17 Rules and Regulations - We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!!
18 Her Jazz - Huggy Bear
19 Bruise Violet - Babes in Toyland
20 Rebel Girl - Bikini Kill
21 Pretend We're Dead - L7
22 What's Wrong with You - Bratmobile
23 Let Go of the Past - the Tuts
24 Hot - the Regrettes
25 Silver Spoons - Skinny Girl Diet